Sarasota Herald Tribune articles from January 2002

Sarasota Herald Tribune archives from January 2002

Perfect foil; Zac Zedalis' quirky character makes him the target of pranks.(SPORTS)
January 1, 2002... Byline: MIC HUBER mic.huber@heraldtribune.com MIAMI -- The agony is almost over for Zac Zedalis. Just a couple of more days and Florida's most unusual player won't have to be constantly looking over his shoulder at his tormenters,...

Land battles top 2002 agenda; A decision could come this year in the county's fight with North Port over annexations.(B SECTION)
January 1, 2002... Byline: MICHAEL WERNER michael.werner@heraldtribune.com NORTH PORT -- The city and Sarasota County battled bitterly over the annexations of about 17,000 acres of county land in 2001. A winner could emerge this year. The city is...

Tell the 'Truth' about smoking.(A SECTION)(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2002... Hooray for your editorial Wednesday titled "Anti- smoke signals." When the cuts to the anti-smoking campaign "Truth" were first proposed by our Florida lawmakers, I e-mailed as many as I could to protest this suggestion. I was under the...

IN A CLASS OF THEIR OWN.(B SECTION)
January 1, 2002... ***** CORRECTION: The following correction was published on Thursday, January 3,2002: Yuri Vasilaki is the principal violist of the Florida West Coast Symphony, not principal violinist as incorrectly reported in a Community Central story...

Dynamic duo: Bobby & The Bear.(SPORTS)(Comment)(Column)
January 1, 2002... Byline: Brian Ettkin This is hard for Bobby Bowden to fathom, because Paul "Bear" Bryant was a legend, Bowden his student. The apt pupil wasn't expected to win so often for so long that he's now one win from tying the teacher. The...

SCHOOL NOTES.(B SECTION)
January 1, 2002... Poetry contest The Arts and Humanities Council of Charlotte County invites students in grades six through 12 to enter the River of Words Environmental Poetry contest. The theme is Charlotte Harbor Watershed. The deadline is Feb. 1....

THE HAT PACK; Football coaches still are known for their headgear.(FLORIDA WEST)
January 1, 2002... Byline: BRIAN ETTKIN brian.ettkin@heraldtribune.com For six months, in a dim coat storage, room temperature never varying more than 7 degrees, humidity below 50 percent, shrouded in archival wrap, sets one of Bear Bryant's houndstooth...

Paper's Web site adds new features.(B SECTION)
January 1, 2002... Byline: LOU FERRARA lou.ferrara@heraldtribune.com With the new year comes a new way to get your news and other information online. Today, the Herald-Tribune is unveiling its redesigned Web site, www.heraldtribune.com. It provides...

Dungy's job should be secure.(SPORTS)(Comment)(Column)
January 1, 2002... Byline: Tom Balog Unless the Glazers' NFL vision is skewed or they are simply tired of Tony Dungy, there will not be justification for the Bucs owners to make a head coaching change if Tampa Bay beats Philadelphia on Sunday. Dungy's...

Sarasota teen keeps his spirits up.(B SECTION)
January 1, 2002... Byline: JILL BARTON jill.barton@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- Dustin Sweeny can only move his lips and his eyes, but a smile spreads across his face when you talk about Mustangs or the stuffed bears around him. He has been confined...

[0] Our Community.(B SECTION)
January 1, 2002... Offices to close for New Year's Day SARASOTA COUNTY -- Sarasota County government offices, Venice City Hall, North Port City Hall, post offices, libraries, public schools and community centers will be closed for New Year's Day today. ...

Palestine, bloodstained hills real.(A SECTION)(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2002... Some people try to falsify history and claim that there was never a land called Palestine or a people called Palestinian. I am labeled by the American State Department as a Palestinian. My Immigration and Naturalization Service papers say I am...

Swing into benefit season.(FLORIDA WEST)(Coming distractions)(Column)
January 1, 2002... Byline: Charlie Huisking The Sarasota Concert Band is joining forces with the Arthritis Foundation on a benefit performance that will celebrate the Big Band era. Music made famous by Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Woody Herman and Benny...

[0] OBITUARIES.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
January 1, 2002... CHARLOTTE COUNTY Philip George Blum Philip George Blum, 86, Englewood, died Dec. 30, 2001. He was born May 28, 1915, in Clinton, Conn., and came to Englewood in 1979 when he retired. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a...

County fair pageant accepting contestants.(B SECTION)(Campus Notebook)(Column)
January 1, 2002... Byline: Melissa Williams Robinson The Miss Manatee County Fair Pageant is seeking contestants for this year's upcoming pageant on Jan. 12 at the Bradenton Municipal Auditorium at City Center. A new category has been added to this...

Gabrielle, Bishop grab headlines; Manatee looks back at 2001.(B SECTION)
January 1, 2002... Byline: STAFF REPORT MANATEE COUNTY -- National news - from a confusing presidential election to terrorist attacks that stunned the country - dominated headlines and TV reports in 2001. But Manatee County residents' lives were touched by...

[0] IN A CLASS OF THEIR OWN.(B SECTION)
January 1, 2002... Kristin Daniels plans FBI career Kristin Daniels, 16, a junior at Lemon Bay High is an eclectic person. "I was born in Libertyville, Ill. We moved to Wisconsin after that, and the schools weren't too great there. My mom decided to...

Business Buzz.(BUSINESS)
January 1, 2002... USF faculty receives honors and recognition Several members of the faculty of the University of South Florida's Sarasota-Manatee campus have been recognized recently for professional successes: Deborah Ducett, social work program...

IN A CLASS OF THEIR OWN.(B SECTION)
January 1, 2002... Earning Eagle Scout badge a family tradition The first time 17-year-old Nicholas Jason saw Woodlawn Cemetery he was appalled. "It was shocking to see it looking so overgrown and upkempt, almost abandoned," said Jason, a bagpipe-playing...

Kids see Santa at a beach party.(B SECTION)
January 1, 2002... Santa visited the Port Charlotte Beach Complex Dec. 22 for a special children's Christmas party. The children worked on crafts and played games while they took turns visiting with Santa and having their pictures taken. Treats, refreshments and...

IN A CLASS OF THEIR OWN.(B SECTION)
January 1, 2002... Brandi Kulakowski, valued team member "My life mainly revolves around volleyball," said Charlotte High School junior, Brandi Kulakowski, 17. Brandi gives as much or more to the sport as she gets in return. She began playing in seventh...

Charlotte County in 2002; Familiar issues are expected to reach turning points; In 2001, Charlotte County spent more than $1 million to challenge phosphate mining permits in the Peace River watershed. Administrative Judge C.A. Stampelos is expected to issue a ruling in January on the 2,500-acre Manson-Jenkins Tract, which IMC Phosphates hopes to strip-mine.(B SECTION)
January 1, 2002... Byline: JAMIE MANFUSO jamie.manfuso@heraldtribune.com CHARLOTTE COUNTY -- The issues facing the county in 2002 probably won't differ much from those of 2001. The county will continue to grapple with its budget, fight the phosphate mining...

Area's talented supply of tall players to be on center stage.(SPORTS)
January 1, 2002... Byline: ALAN DELL CORRESPONDENT SARASOTA -- It's considered the most valuable territory on a basketball court by basketball coaches at all levels. Control the paint and you win. This piece of property, otherwise known as the lane,...

Smart driving at 90 mpg; Sarasota man imports first Smart car.(BUSINESS)
January 1, 2002... Byline: MICHAEL POLLICK michael.pollick@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- A Euro-family could park two Smart cars in the space required for one full-size Mercedes, even though they are both made by the same company, DaimlerChrysler AG of...

OBITUARIES.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
January 1, 2002... MANATEE COUNTY V.K. Bryde V.K. Bryde, 62, Ellenton, died Dec. 30, 2001. He was born Oct. 27, 1939, in Alma, Mich., and came to Ellenton in 1995 from Grand Rapids, Mich. He was a maintenance mechanic at Tropicana. He was a member...

Our Community.(B SECTION)
January 1, 2002... Man is charged in sex acts with boys SARASOTA -- A 59-year-old Sarasota man was arrested Monday after he admitted to having sex many times with two boys, a Sheriff's Office report said. Bruce Cox, 3100 Hawthorne St., No. 3, was charged...

OBITUARIES.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
January 1, 2002... SARASOTA COUNTY Harry Clinton Burgan Sr. Harry Clinton Burgan Sr., 81, North Port, died Dec. 29, 2001, at his home. He was born Sept. 17, 1920, in St. Charles, Va., and came to North Port in 1982 from Fairfax County, Va. He was...

Man jailed for not signing ticket.(B SECTION)
January 1, 2002... Byline: KEVIN VALINE kevin.valine@heraldtribune.com PORT CHARLOTTE -- Frank Palermo went to jail Friday rather than sign a $43 citation for driving without wearing his seat belt. Palermo, of Port Charlotte, says he is claustrophobic...

City focuses on waterfront plans; A resolution on the cement plant issue could highlight the year in Venice redevelopment.(B SECTION)
January 1, 2002... Byline: EARLE KIMEL earle.kimel@heraldtribune.com VENICE -- As the city enters 2002, the Intracoastal Waterway is the center of activity, with several projects under construction or poised to start along its banks. Work continues on...

Specialty retailers report sluggish holiday gains.(BUSINESS)(What's in Store)(Column)
January 1, 2002... Byline: Alex Coolidge Specialty retailers in malls eked out a 2.1 percent increase in holiday sales at stores open at least one year, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers. The results, based on a survey of 4,000...

IN BRIEF.(B SECTION)
January 1, 2002... Police looking for carjacking suspects BRADENTON -- Two men in ski masks robbed a man, hit him in the head with a pistol and stole his car in East Bradenton on Sunday night. The crime occurred at about 11:30 p.m. as the 24-year-old...

2 groups fare well over holiday.(B SECTION)
January 1, 2002... Byline: STAFF REPORT CHARLOTTE COUNTY -- Two charitable organizations are celebrating success this New Year's Day. Toys for Tots netted nearly 20,000 toys to give to children for Christmas, while For the Love of Kids Inc. served 1,900 at...

SCHOOL NOTES.(B SECTION)
January 1, 2002... College Club The College Club of Venice Area will meet for a luncheon at noon Jan. 8 at Jacaranda West Country Club, 601 Jacaranda Blvd., Venice. The program, "Protecting Florida's Most Precious Resource: Our Children" will be presented...

WORLD PEACE DAY.(B SECTION)
January 1, 2002... Ved Bhatnagar, left, and others join hands and pray outside the Unity Church of Venice during a sunrise service in honor of World Peace Day on Monday. Gordon Stahl, above, offers a prayer and message from the altar of Unity Church. ...

A solution to keeping New Year's resolutions.(FLORIDA WEST)(Hot buys)(Column)
January 1, 2002... Byline: Mary Awosika New Year's resolutions made today are usually broken by the end of the month because people lack motivation. Tom Drum of Pompano Beach came up with a way to help people follow through with their resolutions. It's...

Kids create Claus family portrait gallery.(B SECTION)
January 1, 2002... While second-graders worked on reindeer hats and gingerbread men, Margaret Jones' fourth-graders at Englewood Elementary worked on a Santa Claus Family Portrait Gallery. Children drew and painted pictures of what they thought jolly old St....

Translating 'tongue in cheek,' locating the I-man.(FLORIDA WEST)(ON RADIO)(Column)
January 1, 2002... Byline: DAWN SCIRE Dear Radio Babe, My name is Jack Leavitt and, as the producer of "The Great Age with Faye Leavitt," I need to hopefully clarify some misinformation... The show is broadcast at 4 p.m. on WHNZ (1250 AM) in Tampa...

Psychic forecast gives rhyme, reason for cheer.(B SECTION)(Column)
January 1, 2002... Byline: Tom Lyons A New Year's tradition, an excuse for cheap rhyme, is predicting the future one year at a time, I'm consulting my 8-ball, psychic power unleashed! To see what will happen, or ought to, at...

A day of kickoffs, kicking back.(B SECTION)
January 1, 2002... Byline: LAWRENCE WISE lawrence.wise@heraldtribune.com CHARLOTTE COUNTY -- As you wake up from last night's celebration, remember New Year's Day is more than just an excuse to recover from a long night. Whether you plan to spend the...

The door isn't always open now.(A SECTION)(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2002... There was much discussion in your Sunday paper about evaluating the impact of Sept. 11 on our national psyche. Some people do not see that there will be a true and permanent change in the way we Americans see ourselves and our place in the...

A year for resolution; Times of crisis are really opportunities.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
January 1, 2002... New Year's is a holiday of hope and worry: hope that humanity will finally get things right in the days to come, and worry that it will make things even worse. Worry has edged out hope in recent times, thanks to the "Y2K" fears of 2000...

The old and the new; Yesterday is an index of tomorrow.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
January 1, 2002... The old year has passed, we say, and a new one has dawned, yet in life there never is an old year that we can throw away as we throw away the old calendar. The life of one year flows on into the new. What we were yesterday is an index of what...

Our Community.(B SECTION)
January 1, 2002... Silver Kings to play today at Sugar Bowl PUNTA GORDA - The more than 100 members of the Charlotte High School Silver King Band are slated to perform tonight at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. Under the direction of Kenneth Trapp, the...

POLICE BLOTTER.(B SECTION)
January 1, 2002... This information is from police and sheriff's reports filed through Dec. 31. PORT CHARLOTTE Vanderbuilt Avenue, 18000 block, 10:30 a.m., Dec. 28. Television, stereo and VCR taken in home burglary. Edgewater Drive, 21800 block,...

Hospital ruled mom too poor for new liver.(A SECTION)
January 1, 2002... Byline: ERIC ALAN BARTON eric.barton@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- Tampa General Hospital administrators confirmed Monday that Teodora Casiano didn't get a liver transplant that may have saved her life in part because she was too poor to...

School, museum to team for art symposium.(FLORIDA WEST)(Column)
January 1, 2002... Byline: Marjorie North During the recent "Under the Stars at St. Armands" gala for the Sarasota Season of Sculpture's Maquette Show at Selby Library, Ringling School boss Larry Thompson announced that the school and Ringling Museum would...

Accident victim remains critical.(B SECTION)
January 1, 2002... Byline: KEVIN L. McQUAID kevin.mcquaid@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- An unidentified man struck by a car on Fruitville Road over the weekend remained in critical but stable condition Monday evening. The middle-aged man wasn't carrying...

CEDC leads pack in stock price at the end of 2001.(BUSINESS)
January 1, 2002... Byline: MATTHEW SAUER matthew.sauer@heraldtribune.com The New Year's Eve closing of the markets left one Southwest Florida stock the clear winner for 2001. With champagne corks popping, it's appropriate that the top spot went to...

Our Community.(B SECTION)
January 1, 2002... Herald-Tribune redesigns Web site With the new year comes a new way to get your news and other information online. Today, the Herald-Tribune is unveiling its redesigned Web site, www.heraldtribune.com. It provides smoother...

A clear victory for terrorists.(A SECTION)(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2002... After all we've been through in 2001, it appears that our own government is greasing the skids for terrorists to kill more innocent Americans. On the same day a passenger's loaded pistol eludes baggage screeners at Tampa International Airport,...

Don't lose contact with our elders.(A SECTION)(Letter to the Editor)
January 2, 2002... Regarding Rod Thomson's nursing home visit on Christmas morning, as described in his column Friday titled "On a day of giving and receiving, many of our elders are on their own": On behalf of the residents of the nursing home, which he...

SEEN AND HEARD.(B SECTION)
January 2, 2002... Park to unveil new nature exhibits The latest improvements at Oscar Scherer State Park in Osprey will be unveiled on Jan. 17. A grand opening ceremony for the park's new Nature Exhibits feature will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. ...

Community 'Angels' helpful.(A SECTION)(Letter to the Editor)
January 2, 2002... Another year has ended, and as we reflect on 2001, the events of Sept. 11 and the continuing ramifications from that day are still on everyone's mind. The Salvation Army was on the scene in New York City, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C.,...

City official wants county to pay more; Punta Gorda vice mayor favors the county paying a bigger share of taxes to renovate the courthouse.(B SECTION)
January 2, 2002... Byline: KEVIN VALINE kevin.valine@heraldtribune.com PUNTA GORDA -- Vice Mayor Larry Friedman says if the city and county use property tax revenues to renovate the vacant county courthouse then it's only fair the county pay more of the...

Obituaries.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
January 2, 2002... MANATEE COUNTY Richard Allan Butterfield Richard Allan Butterfield, 58, Bradenton, died Dec. 30, 2001. He was born Aug. 16, 1943, in Hastings, Mich., and came to Bradenton 30 years ago from Coldwater, Mich. He worked at Regal...

Elitist system lets a mother die.(A SECTION)(Letter to the Editor)
January 2, 2002... Your article on Teodora Casiano shocked and saddened me. Supposedly our country is the greatest on earth, but what's wrong with our values when money decides who lives and who dies? Mrs. Casiano died because health- care providers refused to...

Family struggles in America; But the Herbawis, who came to Sarasota from Jordan, hold out hope for success.(B SECTION)
January 2, 2002... Byline: PATTY ALLEN-JONES patty.allen-jones@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- Ramadan and Narjas Herbawi heard it was easy to get rich in America. Friends had said so. And the images they saw on Jordanian television proved it, they thought....

Gamecocks kick out from collapse; South Carolina weathers Buckeyes' comeback from 28-0, and wins with 42-yard field goal.(SPORTS)
January 2, 2002... Byline: JODY ROYCE jody.royce@heraldtribune.com TAMPA -- Same teams, same result. But the script underwent a lot of changes. South Carolina was 20 minutes from a repeat domination of Ohio State in Tuesday's Outback Bowl, but the...

Our Community.(B SECTION)
January 2, 2002... County employees move to new building SARASOTA COUNTY -- About 250 county public works and environmental services employees will work in renovated offices at the International Trade Center by the end of this week. Residents will go to...

Gator Bowl still matters to players.(SPORTS)(Comment)(Column)
January 2, 2002... Byline: Brian Ettkin JACKSONVILLE -- On a Richter scale measuring import, Florida State beating Virginia Tech in the Gator Bowl was a hiccup. Though big-time college football's national championship is decided by the BCS, there are 25...

Bradenton's to-do list; Sandpile, revitalization are awaiting action.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
January 2, 2002... For years, the prevailing attitude at Bradenton's City Hall was "if ain't broke, don't fix it." The success of such a philosophy depends, of course, on acknowledging when things are broken. In Bradenton, officials sometimes acted as if a dead...

Obituaries.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
January 2, 2002... SARASOTA COUNTY C. Calvin Adams C. Calvin Adams, 84, Palm Harbor and formerly of Venice, died Dec. 29, 2001. He was born March 28, 1917, in Philadelphia, came to Venice 26 years ago from Haddonfield, N.J., and moved to Palm Harbor...

Bellisari, Buckeyes make big comeback.(SPORTS)(Comment)(Column)
January 2, 2002... Byline: Doug Fernandes TAMPA -- Aside to anyone who bolted Tuesday's Outback Bowl with the score South Carolina 28, Ohio State 0: You should be really, really (Belli)sari you left. The Buckeyes still had a point to make....

Our Community.(B SECTION)
January 2, 2002... MCC to break ground for technology center EAST MANATEE COUNTY -- Manatee Community College will hold a groundbreaking for its new technology center in Lakewood Ranch on Jan. 17. State Sen. John McKay, R-Bradenton, will speak at the...

The early '60s in Charlotte bring fond memories.(B SECTION)
January 2, 2002... Shirley Mearns and her husband, Jack, moved to Punta Gorda in February of 1962. In the early '60s in Charlotte County there wasn't much to do, so young couples and their children made their own fun. There was only one bridge (not two high...

Price of pouting; Santa Claus and the law taught naughty man lessons.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
January 2, 2002... One of the last funny stories to come out of the old year involved a man foolish enough to take on an icon: Santa Claus. The incident took place Dec. 22, two Saturdays before year's end, when a man in Lehigh Acres spotted Santa apparently...

The human touch; A collection of needs and service providers.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
January 2, 2002... The Charlotte County Collective, a loosely knit alliance of helping agencies, volunteers and government offices formed two years ago, came into its own in 2001, writing a story of renewed commitment to the plight of Charlotte's less fortunate....

Dances, music and balls start new year.(B SECTION)(At the Cultural Center)(Column)
January 2, 2002... Byline: Helen Rosen Contralto Sylvia Hollinshead will be the soloist at the monthly morning musicale of the Friends of Music on Thursday at 10 a.m. Doors to the Music Room open at 9:30 a.m. Nonmembers are asked for a donation of $3 to...

Patches offers ambitious take-out menu.(FLORIDA WEST)
January 2, 2002... Byline: JUDY HUSKEY judy.huskey@heraldtribune.com A busy workday topped off with a lot of last-minute holiday errands called for a soothing meat and potatoes meal -- fixed by someone else. Having heard some interesting reports about new...

Children enjoy waterfront play area.(B SECTION)
January 2, 2002... Children from the Palm Tabernacle Christian Academy, 390 Flamingo Blvd, Port Charlotte, enjoyed Gilchrist Park in Punta Gorda. Despite the chilly temperatures and wind, the children climbed trees and played on the equipment. -- Betsy...

Spurrier: Berlin gets start over Grossman.(SPORTS)
January 2, 2002... Byline: MIC HUBER mic.huber@heraldtribune.com MIAMI -- Welcome to the new year, and say hello to a new starting quarterback for the same old Florida Gators. On the first day of the new year, Florida coach Steve Spurrier spent part of...

Weight loss will follow healthy diet plan.(FLORIDA WEST)(Wholesome Gourmet)(Column)
January 2, 2002... Byline: Florey Miller Are you going to make the same resolution for 2002 as you did last year? The one about weight reduction? This year, maybe your resolution should be to follow guidelines for eating healthfully, and weight reduction...

New rules would alter 'big box' stores' look; The county considers requiring architectural features that would avoid large, windowless walls.(B SECTION)
January 2, 2002... Byline: CHAD BINETTE chad.binette@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA COUNTY -- Worried about the store's appearance, noise and traffic, many South Venice residents fought the construction of a Home Depot in 1997. While the residents couldn't...

Our Community.(B SECTION)
January 2, 2002... ***** CORRECTION: The following correction was published on Thursday, January 3, 2002: Regular trash pickup for customers in Punta Gorda and Charlotte County with a Tuesday pickup date resumes Friday. Regular pickups for all other days...

Our Community.(B SECTION)
January 2, 2002... Holiday changes garbage pickup SARASOTA COUNTY -- Garbage collections scheduled in Sarasota County have been altered because of the New Year's Day holiday. Residents who live in the unincorporated areas of the county south of Blackburn...

Three choirs perform at holiday concert.(B SECTION)
January 2, 2002... Members of Community Presbyterian Church and friends enjoyed a potluck dinner in the fellowship hall and then a concert in the church as a special holiday event. Attendees were entertained by three different children's choirs. -- Betsy...

Life in a politically correct tyranny.(A SECTION)(Letter to the Editor)
January 2, 2002... In a democratic society, the majority generally rules. Not so, if a de facto vocal minority has veto power over the societal norms of a majority. Politically correct sensitivities resulting from a distortion of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of...

Lasting friendships make new year happy.(FLORIDA WEST)(Sampler)(Column)(Recipe)
January 2, 2002... Byline: Linda Brandt I just love new years and fresh starts. But sometimes the enduring things mean the most, and so it is in this day-old year, that I feel especially fortunate to be doing something I like and getting to share it with...

Fishing is way of life for Futch family.(B SECTION)
January 2, 2002... Ethel Futch is a gentle-voiced lady whose speech reflects a lifetime on the Gulf coast of Florida. "I was actually born up in Williston. That's a little north of Tampa. My mother's mother lived up there on a farm, and my father took my...

16-team event features some of state's finest; Nine teams, including five from the area, are ranked among the Top 10 in their class.(SPORTS)
January 2, 2002... Byline: ALAN DELL CORRESPONDENT SARASOTA -- If the state girls basketball tournament in Lakeland is your final destination then Sarasota is a must stop this week. The Karp Ladies Holiday Classic, which begins today at 10 a.m. at...

Race team owner revved up about track; If approved, the facility in north Manatee will include a test track for Formula Fords and go-carts.(B SECTION)
January 2, 2002... Byline: ALEX NEWBERRY alex.newberry@heraldtribune.com PALMETTO -- The whine of high-performance race cars may come to north Manatee County if county planners give the green light to a St. Petersburg man. If approved, the $1.2 million...

Lewis' farewell a tragicomedy.(A SECTION)(Letter to the Editor)
January 2, 2002... The New York Times columnist Anthony Lewis spent his entire career blasting capitalism and promoting socialism to an ever diminishing audience of believers. He finally retired, and in a farewell interview (Dec. 16 New York Times) was asked if...

Jim Boast founded Dodge dealership.(B SECTION)
January 2, 2002... Byline: ROBERT ECKHART robert.eckhart@heraldtribune.com Jim Boast worked 80-hour weeks establishing his Bradenton Dodge dealership in the 1960s. But as the business grew he showed he could also play hard, donning lime-green pants or a red...

New year starts with concerts, birds.(B SECTION)(Life Around Town)(Column)
January 2, 2002... Byline: Sharyn Lonsdale Happy 2002! Time to get out that datebook and start planning for the new year. There are things coming up you don't want to miss. Chamber town meeting The Englewood Area Chamber of Commerce will host a town...